Houston avoided a letdown after losing closer Josh Hader to a shoulder injury, squeezing past Baltimore in 12 innings, 5-4. Ramon Urías delivered the walk-off on a bases-loaded grounder as the Orioles stranded 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position, while Houston’s bullpen mitigated a multi-inning surge by Baltimore. The win tightens the Astros’ lead in the AL West to 1.5 games over Seattle, and it spotlights late-inning leverage players who fantasy managers will want on speed-dial.

Key moments included a stunning eighth-inning flip of the script when Jackson Holliday homered off Bryan King to force extra frames, and a series of relief appearances (Abreu, De Los Santos, Ennis) that kept Houston in the hunt. Urías’s clutch hit capped a roller-coaster game that featured aggressive baserunning, squeezed chances, and a bullpen game plan that could foreshadow more high-leverage outings for both teams. Peña’s illness kept him out of the lineup, but he did appear as a pinch-hitter.

Fantasy take: this one underscores the value of late-inning depth in a tight pennant race. For Houston, the bullpen buys time while Roster decisions loom for Arrighetti, Javier, and Garcia upon returns. For Baltimore, Urías’s walk-off performance and Holliday’s power display signal a potential mini-surge from high-upside youngsters in extended rosters. Track rostering on-loan hit tools and bullpen roles as the season wears on.

Brandon Young carried a perfect game into the eighth inning against Houston, then watched Ramón Urías—his former Orioles teammate—end the bid with a slow grounder to the left side. Baltimore rode a 7-0 win as the backdrop for Urías’ impending January move to the Astros, a trade that underscored how quickly rosters shift in baseball’s high-stakes calendar. The night also showcased Young’s tactical tweak—a slider replacing a cutter—to keep Houston off balance, aided by 93 pitches of relentless efficiency through eight innings.

Urías, a 31-year-old infielder who debuted with Baltimore, found himself the second act in a drama that mixed nostalgia with real-game consequence: his moment against his old club, and a reminder that in-season moves can redefine a player’s fantasy value almost overnight. The Orioles’ offense blossomed, piling up 13 hits and seven runs, while Young and Baltimore’s defense kept the Astros batless for seven frames before handing it to the bullpen. The game’s pulse for fantasy managers? splashes of upside from a young starter and the looming impact of a veteran infielder changing teams.

The box score reads like a blueprint for a multi-positional fantasy night: Mayo, J. Jackson, and Henderson contributed to the offense; Urías’ day at the plate was a footnote to a historic moment but a signal of how quickly change can ripple through a lineup. On the Astros side, Valdez absorbed the loss with a controlled line, but the night’s larger storyline centered on Young’s evolution, Urías’ career arc, and a reminder that even near-perfect nights can end with a single swing and a slow grounder.

Brandon Young pushed Baltimore’s rotation toward history, carrying a no-hitter into the eighth before Ramón Urías broke it up with a soft infield hit that became a single plus throwing error on a rushed throw to first. Baltimore still rolled to a 7-0 win as Urías—fresh from a deadline swap to Houston—helped the Astros plug an infield hole in the wake of multiple trades. The moment underscored how deadline moves ripple into on-field drama and fantasy upside.

Young, undrafted from Louisiana–Lafayette, has already shown rare talent with an immaculate inning this season and eight scoreless frames in this start. If he’d finished the no-no, he’d have joined a tiny club of rookies with perfect games, a feat never achieved by an Orioles pitcher. The narrative blends rookie promise with the real-market churn of the deadline, spotlighting how young arms must seize opportunities amid roster churn and in-game adversity.

Brandon Young flirted with a no-hitter into the eighth, only to have Ramón Urías break it up with an infield hit that turned into a throwing error, ending the bid and leaving Houston silent at Daikin Park as Baltimore rolled to a 7-0 win.

Young, in his 11th big-league start, rode a fastball up to 95 mph and a cutter, mixing in a curve, splitter and change to navigate a righty-heavy Houston lineup. He exited after eight innings with 93 pitches, six punch-outs and a 83.7 mph average exit velocity against 19 balls in play. Offensively, the Orioles rewarded him with 14 first-half balls in play that yielded timely hits, including Coby Mayo’s two-out homer in the fourth. The Astros’ bats were quiet, with minimal hard contact through six innings, and Valdez yielded four runs, keeping the door open briefly but Baltimore closed it late. Lance McCullers Jr. showed progress on a Sugar Land rehab, signaling depth moves for Houston as the series opened with a notable pitching duel turned one-sided in the Orioles’ favor.